Russian President Vladimir Putin has been sent an invitation to the inauguration ceremony of Mexico’s new President Claudia Sheinbaum on October 1, the Mexican Embassy in Moscow told Izvestia.
“The invitation for Russia to take part in the inauguration of President Sheinbaum was sent to President Putin. The Russian president will make a decision whether he will participate in the ceremony himself or designate another high-ranking official to do so on his behalf,” the diplomatic mission said.
In turn, the Russian Embassy in Mexico confirmed that “an invitation to the inauguration ceremony of the Mexican president was received by the Russian side.’”.
Russia congratulated Claudia Sheinbaum on her victory in the Mexican presidential election.
“We congratulate Mrs. Sheinbaum on this huge accomplishment,” the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said.
Mexico made history on June 2, 2024, when it elected its first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum. These elections were the largest in Mexico’s history, with representatives for more than 20,000 public office positions at the congressional and local levels chosen.
Claudia Sheinbaum will face significant challenges. This includes managing US relations with the most focus likely on migration, cross-border crime, and trade and investment disputes.
Getting the management of these vital issues right would be hard in any situation, but she will need to deal with the impact of the US elections in November and the likelihood that migration through Mexico, drug smuggling from Mexico, and the future shape of US-Mexico trade and investment relations will be key issues raised by Republicans during the US campaign.
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On September 27 Mexico will hold its independence day celebrations. This is a day remembered when the country broke away from the Spanish Empire after a long war (16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821).
During the Independence celebrations last year, the Russian military sent in a contingent to participate in a parade at the event sparking criticisms from the west.
“All the countries that Mexico has diplomatic relations with were invited,” Mexico’s president then said.
The honor guard battalion of the Preobrazhensky Regiment, belonging to Russia’s Western Military Region, marched alongside a number of military delegations from several countries including Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, Panama, Nepal, Guatemala, Honduras, South Korea, Brazil, Belize, Uruguay and Sri Lanka.
